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People aren’t begging to go to Michigan? Harbaugh may be the most talented program builder of the last 25 years not named Nick Saban. He made it to one playoff in a decade by the skin of his teeth. Michigan is profoundly difficult to win big and consistently bc of academic standards. Notre Dame basically didn’t want to be embarrassed by a botched coaching search after Kelly jumped ship so they promoted from within. Michigan wouldn’t have to do that bc of timing but it’s not like their candidates are blowing people away. Rhule could easily get that job.

If you fix the OL then this team is every bit the same as the Tennessee Titans. Nobody will ever convince me that there is any difference in Ryan T and Darnold. Tannehill is mediocre and hands the ball off to a great back and has an elite OL and an elite D. Vrabel should be applauded as one of the best in the league for getting that team to where it is with Tannehill as the QB. I wouldn’t be shocked at all if they try to move on from Tannehill this offseason. Only so many years for King Henry. If I’m Russell Wilson I’m trying to get to Nashville and if I’m Vrabel I’m doing whatever it takes to make that deal happen. As far as Rhule is concerned he should have learned from a guy like Vrabel when it comes to game planning. Because the Panthers and Titans are not all that different when it comes to rosters. Fix the OL and you make be able to gut out some hard fought wins and get to 10 wins. Continue to ignore the problems and you’ll end up canned mid season.

None of these inspire confidence. Strong would be the best comp imo. Does anyone want a Burrow lite? Burrow lite to me sounds like a 2nd string player. Burrow heavy is good but if he loses any of his intangibles he’s mediocre at best. Willis as a smaller Allen? Is Josh Allen really elite if he isn’t 6’6” 250lbs? He lead the starters in bad decisions and basically gets himself out of them bc of elite size and ability to take hits and scramble. Do we want a smaller version of Josh Allen or Cam? How would that be a good decision? The rest of the comps are basically complete nixes for me as day 1 picks. If you are able to get a day 2 pick and want to pick Strong behind a solidified line. Go for it. Otherwise just pick linemen and try to build the roster inside out.

He’s probably the best QB that had played at Bama. So if you were ok taking Mac Jones then should be good with Young. Above average arm. Really high IQ. Top tier accuracy. Can move in the pocket. Not much more you could want honestly. Would take him #1 overall this year. Honestly…if we could get Ekwonu or Neal this year and Young next year it would make some of this misery worth it.

Howell is seen as basically a poor man’s Baker Mayfield. I don’t get the “poor man” part. He looks almost identical out there playing. Baker is mediocre. Sam imo will be too. I’m a huge NCSU (and Leary fan) but I didn’t watch a QB in the ACC (including Pickett) that would grade as a 1st round pick in any of the last 10 years.

Idk why everyone hates on Cousins. He isn’t flashy but he’s actually a QB who came into the league pretty raw and has been steady with around a 100 QBR and 67% completions every year. Threw 33TDs to 7 INTs. I think if you’re looking for a stable veteran and not someone who’s going to be “the franchise” he could be a good pickup. You bring him in and then draft a LT and someone like Strong…I wouldn’t be mad at that offseason.

Idt Icky is going #1. He’s an elite tackle but you better be Ogden if you’re going that high. I’d be happy with any of these tackles tho. I can’t remember a class with this much elite tackle talent.

Yeah he’s the most impressive QB in the draft imo. He and Willis just flick it and it goes 50-60 yards. I really want us to get him.

About 10 years ago McAdoo was one of the most highly sought after offensive minds in football. He’s worked with a ton of QB talent and OL talent. He had a disastrous stent as the Giants HC. But don’t confuse inability to be a HC with inability to be a good coordinator. IDT he saves Darnold. But with the amount of QB talent he’s been around I would trust him to spot a good prospect in the draft.

Our best player has played 30% of the games the last two years. Our OL is terrible and he’s avg 4.6 ypc. We’ve also shown no desire to start him at a position he’s probably more physically suited to play. The Rams just straight up released Todd Gurley with a very similar situation and they carried 15 mil of dead cap. Hasn’t really hurt them too badly….. Idc about the dead cap. I really think as long as you’re not carrying a ton of contracts with dead cap the team can build and recover. More importantly it allows the offensive staff to move on and gameplan without CMC on their mind. Bc a gameplan WITH him is completely different than a gameplan without him. Unless that player is healthy 100% of the time it becomes a hindrance.

So we’re keeping a lot of expensive dudes and we’re rolling with Brady Christensen as the only option at LT. Sounds promising.

Tomlin is obviously a good coach. But you have to remember that is a franchise with FIVE Super Bowls including two with the current QB. So…winning a super bowl and then being “good” doesn’t really do a whole lot for you in that town. The Steelers have been good but not great (especially in the playoffs) since that last super bowl win and those minority owners aren’t the only people who wanted a different coach.

im going to admit. Idk who most of those late guys are. But Penning is massive and is consensus 1st round tackle that is apparently very athletic. Strong and Ridder imo have the highest upside of any of the QBs. Strong is more polished so that’s who I went with. I like tight ends. They make great targets for young QBs.

I don’t think that CMC is untradeable especially with how much some of these teams need sure hands. How many drops did the Pats running backs have last night? Id offer CMC to Belichick for their 2nd and 4th and see if he takes the entire contract. Roll with Chubba. Let CMC become the next Wes Welker. I could also see a team like the Eagles making a deal for him to really see if Hurts is the future. I agree with the Robbie trade and the DJ trade. I think you have to trade Robbie bc he’s a distraction and is only going to excel on a team that is good. I think you have to trade DJ bc he’s less than a year away from a massive extension. Idt he’s worth top 5 receiver money unless we get a legit QB. Which we aren’t gonna have by the end of the draft. You have to keep the D together. It’s the only path forward with this team. Gotta keep Reddick, Burns, Chinn. I’m not sold on Brown but give him another year unless he’s fetching a first. So if you trade CMC, Anderson, DJ I think you could net 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 5th. Build the OL. Maybe draft a guy like a Howell in the 3rd. Start over on offense. Keep the D competitive.

More owners should actually probably do what Jerry Jones is considering and make a situation where they are able to get rid of a HC to promote the desirable coordinator. That’s what should have happened in 2017 with McD and Beane. Instead we lose both and that was the beginning of the slide. Hopefully having Fitt and Morgan in the building will right the ship.

I would take Neal or Ekwonu. The thing about Ekwonu is he’s built like and quick enough to be an elite LT. But he has the mean streak of an OG. So…you literally could put him or Christensen at Tackle and be fine. If Christensen comes back to camp and looks like he can be a pro bowl left tackle then it’s not like you’ll waste Neal or Ekwonu. Either of those guys is going to the pro bowl as a guard and we’ve got our Quenton Nelson setting the stage for a 2000 yard rushing offense. As long as you don’t pass on those guys when they’re there then you will win the draft.

Build an OL and I don’t have a problem taking a swing on Pickett. But they better not take Pickett and think they’re gonna protect him with 3rd-4th rounders and bargain bin FA. As far as the difference. The competition in college was a major one. Pitt lost to Western Michigan and Miami. They had basically two good wins. Clemson and Tennessee. Wake’s defense was absolute garbage this year. I’m not impressed with that win. Then the BIGGEST disappointment to me was that he didn’t even play against Michigan St. If he had been able to go out there and torch a big10 defense then I think he could have made a case to go #2 overall to the Lions (or whoever traded for him).

He’s saying if it was him BC wouldn’t be the tackle. He’d be an all-pro guard and he’d play next to Ekwonu, Neal, or Moton. There is only one thing to do with this pick. It’s to take the best OT on the board. The best thing about Ekwonu and Neal is that they can both play G and T and can do both at an elite level. This is literally a best case scenario possibility for landing the 6th pick and getting a player that is elite and that we badly need. I feel like Darnold is probably beyond repair. But the next QB that comes in could have an elite line if we do this draft right.

I would be shocked if they went DB again in top 10. I wouldn’t be shocked if they signed someone like Cam Robinson to try to fix the OT problem and then they trade the 6th pick for more picks and pass on Ekwonu, Neal, etc. Personally, I think the better move is to draft a player who can play OT ($20 mil per year position), sign a FA safety like Marcus Williams so Chinn can play strong safety and maybe get down in the box more. Chinn needs to be our Chancellor. Find a rangy FS to play the Earl Thomas role and draft the OT rather than signing one.

Seahawks prob felt the same way in 2012 when they signed Flynn and failed to make a move for a guy like Tannehill…instead opting to draft defense and waiting for Wilson to fall. That draft realistically had ONE can’t-miss QB. So the Seahawks were smart and signed a guy who could potentially be good (Flynn) and were patient in taking BPA. We need to do the same. Sam Howell didn’t have a great year. Desmond Ritter and Strong have plenty of question marks. Both of them have just as much upside as the top ranked guys. So you build the line, acquire more picks, and yeah if one of those guys is available you take them and see if they’re the next RW.

HAHAAHAH. So basically O’Brien, Gruden, and Pep Hamilton said heck no. So we are barking up the “I used to be a mediocre college coach” tree. Definitely sounds like Tepper is gonna be happy. I think Scott Fitterer and the management staff is actually really good and the moves they’ve made have overall improved the roster from when Hurney was here. But Tepper needs to can Rhule and let Fitterer do what he does….evaluate talent. Player talent, scout talent, head coaching talent. Let Fitt hire his guy and not waste another year. Bc if those are our OC candidates then that’s all we’re doing here. Wasting time. If you want to STOP wasting time then hire Daboll as the HC and hire Kafka or Dorsey as the OC.

Bedard’s comment is spot on. Rhule is the anti-Belichick at pressers. He talks to much. Just be confident in your decision and let the results play out. If you’re a year 3 guy…then get it right in year three. Problem is that he’s trying to preach to Tepper through the media. FTR I think he’s right…if Jaycee had played people wouldn’t be questioning that pick. Jaycee was playing like a pro bowler. Hopefully he’s healthy next year and gets back to that level.

Another potential approach to this is that they sign Tomlinson and an OT (either Robinson or Armstead) and put all of their eggs into the 1st round QB basket. I don’t love that plan bc if it blows up then it sets the franchise back an additional few years. But I could see this happening. I also don’t love OL FA. They tend to have a ton of wear and tear and get reinjured.

IDTS. I think that if he built the OL and was able to land a rookie that shows real potential (6-8 wins) he could get a 4th year. Herbert’s rookie year he threw 31TDs and 10 INTs. If Rhule was able to get production like that out of a rookie and ride the defense to being in hunt week 17-18 then he wouldn’t get fired.

Idt we trade back. I think we trade players. Fitterer is gonna want more picks for sure. But I think he’s gonna get rid of some players for picks even if they’re late picks. I think CMC, Burns, Brown are all players that could be dealt to lend more picks and more cap.